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Then, it is thought that Archimedes found the Law of Buoyancy at that moment and proved the theft of the goldsmith. In this paper, the measurement of the overflow volume by golden crown etc. has been tried. At a result, it is proved that the measurement can be done with enough accuracy by using a vessel having enough large opening diameter. Archimedes might have proved the theft of the goldsmith by almost the same method to this measurement. From this result, at “EUREKA” moment, Archimedes did not find the Law of Buoyancy but found the solution of the king Hiero’s problem and specific gravity of things. Also this moment must have been when Archimedes got an inspiration of the idea of the law of Buoyancy.
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Hidetaka, K. (2010). What Did Archimedes Find at “Eureka” Moment?. In: Paipetis, S., Ceccarelli, M. (eds) The Genius of Archimedes -- 23 Centuries of Influence on Mathematics, Science and Engineering. History of Mechanism and Machine Science, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9091-1_18
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